Science

Families from all over the Capital Region got a lesson in science at MiSci this past weekend as local businesses demonstrated how they use scientific principles in fields ranging from nanotechnology to robotics and chemistry to make innovative products to compete in a global market.
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A brick. Everyone laughs, but do people really understand why they do? When someone asks, for instance, “what do you call a fake noodle?” most people wouldn’t expect the answer “an impasta.” Punny and pretty lame, but this lack of expectation is exactly why we laugh. When people begin to tell a joke, or just […]
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Children with a broad understanding of math and science will be able to carry those skills into the future as they get older. The need for qualified thinkers and analyzers shows how important getting kids interested in science at an early age is. At B-K-W, kids who are participating in the Science Fair attended an […]
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I hear a lot of talk from people about the imminent extinction of the human race. Some people I talk to are positive that we are too technologically dependent, and apparently that means that we’re all destined to die out. A frankly depressing viewpoint if you ask me. I agree that we are fairly dependent […]
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the long, haggard… yaaaawwwwn. Recent studies show that humans aren’t the only ones who feel a little tired and go in for the yawn after their neighbor does. According to James Gorman of the New York Times it occurs in social species like dogs and chimps, too. Chimp yawns are contagious to other chimp’s yawns, wow, what […]
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Nostalgia isn’t just the reason your mother turns up the radio to that cliche (yet catchy) 80’s song, or the reason your grandfather walked up hill both ways to school, and why he feels he needs to tell that story…constantly. Nostalgia is a phenomenon we can all relate to. According to Merriam-Webster, it is pleasure and […]
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The thought of Mars often conjures up mental images of a dry, rocky landscape of red dirt. But a flood of new evidence (pun intended) suggests that the fourth planet is not quite as barren as we think. NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered that not only is there water on Mars, but there is much […]
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